1. NETLAB+
2. Cisco
3. CCNA Security
4. v1.1

NDG has worked closely with the Cisco CCNA Security lab team to develop these labs and to ensure compatibility with NETLAB+ topologies. This table indicates the NETLAB+ topologies that may be used for each lab.

¹Supported using ASA 5505

²Supported using ASA 5510

The routers used must meet minimum IOS requirements specified by the curriculum. The following recommendations are based on the CCNA Security Equipment List (available on Academy Connection). Other routers and switches models may be used. Please consult Academy Connection NetAcad Maintenance - Image & Hardware Support Assistance with Legacy Equipment and Software.

¹Routers R2 and R3 do not apply to Lan Switching Pods (LSP)

CCNA Security labs require different console and enable secret password settings from other courses. If CCNA Security and other courses are enabled in the same class, it is likely that the NETLAB+ automation will fail to save configuration files, since the default passwords, cisco and class are not the correct passwords for CCNA Security.

To avoid configuration management problems, we recommend that the CCNA Security course be enabled in a separate class from other courses. Enabling this course within a separate class will allow you to set the appropriate console and enable secret passwords in the class settings required for CCNA Security.

Create a new class to be used for the CCNA Security Course using the following settings:

If your MAP with ASA pod has an ASA 5505:

• In the Global Labs section of the class settings, select AE CCNA Security V1.1 ASA5505
  To enable the SBA, select AE CCNA Security V1.1 ASA5505 SBA
  Do not enable any other labs for this class.
• Change the Console Password to ciscoconpass
• Change the Enable Password to cisco12345

If your MAP with ASA pod has an ASA 5510:

• In the Global Labs section of the class settings, select AE CCNA Security V1.1 ASA5510
  Do not enable any other labs for this class.
• Change the Console Password to ciscoconpass
• Change the Enable Password to cisco12345

The pod types listed are also available for "pod-only" reservations. To enable pod-only reservations, select the check boxes for the following options in the class settings that are appropriate for the pods available on your system:

• "Multi-Purpose Academy Pod with ASA (no labs)" (provides access to the MAP pod with ASA only)
• "Multi-Purpose Academy Pod (no labs)" (provides access to the MAP pod only)
• "AE CCNA Pod Reservations (no labs)" (provides access to CRP, BRP2 and LSP pods)

"Pod-only" reservations are not tied to specific lab exercises. Therefore, the pod will be configured using the default network configuration and will not be properly configured to complete CCNA Security labs.

More information is available in the Enable Multi-Purpose Academy Pod Exercises section of the Multi-purpose Academy Pod Planning and Installation Guide

Always select the correct lab exercise for the lab being performed. Students or teams should schedule the correct lab exercise from the catalog. NETLAB+ will only show those labs for which the required pod type is available. A lab that works on different pod types may appear more than once if your system is so equipped. Instructors should select the correct lab from the Exercise tab during instructor-led lab reservations. This can be done as many times as needed during the reservation.

NETLAB+ will configure the routers and switches with initial configuration files that include basic IP connectivity. Please verify this configuration by pinging the network interfaces before starting the lab exercise.

Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Requirements

Required Software List